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Suki Kinari Hydropower Project located on Kunhar River in the beautiful valley of Kaghan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, will generate over 884 MW of electricity and is expected to be completed by end of 2023.
Suki Kinari Hydropower Project located on Kunhar River in the beautiful valley of Kaghan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, will generate over 884 MW of electricity and is expected to be completed by end of 2023.
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Thar Energy Limited (TEL), a joint venture between Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), has successfully achieved commissioning, with Commercial Operations Date (COD) to take effect from October 1, 2022.
The development was shared by majority stakeholder HUBCO (60% stake) and FFC (30%) in separate notices to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.
“TEL is a joint venture between HUBCO, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), formed for the purposes of establishing a 330 MW Mine-Mouth Coal-Fired Power Generation Complex at Thar Block II, District Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)," said HUBCO in its notice.
“The project has successfully achieved commissioning, with the COD to take effect from October 1, 2022, in terms of the Power Purchase Agreement dated July 27, 2017 entered into between TEL and the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited,” read the notice.
The company said that the latest development would enhance the collective power generation capacity of HUBCO and its group companies to 3,251 MW through the plants spread over Balochistan, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Sindh.
“The TEL project will be generating low cost energy from indigenous Thar coal thus reducing burden on national foreign exchange resource,” it added.
The development comes as the incumbent government looks to enhance its electricity generation capacity by utilising indigenous sources to meet the country's energy needs.
Earlier this month, Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir said as per his government’s energy policy, every new electricity generation plant in Pakistan will be set up using domestic sources i.e. hydel, solar, wind and Thar coal.
The development is critical as the country seeks to lower the import of energy commodities that is burning a hole in the national kitty, especially in the wake of Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has sent prices of gas and coal soaring, leaving little space for net energy importing countries like Pakistan.
Meanwhile, HUBCO appreciated the support extended by the Government of Pakistan, Government of Sindh, the Government of China and other private stakeholders over the completion of the project, it added in the notice.
Thar Energy Limited's 330MW plant to commence operations from October 1, 2022.
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Thar Energy Limited (TEL), a joint venture between Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), has successfully achieved commissioning, with Commercial Operations Date (COD) to take effect from October 1, 2022.
The development was shared by majority stakeholder HUBCO (60% stake) and FFC (30%) in separate notices to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.
“TEL is a joint venture between HUBCO, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), formed for the purposes of establishing a 330 MW Mine-Mouth Coal-Fired Power Generation Complex at Thar Block II, District Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)," said HUBCO in its notice.
“The project has successfully achieved commissioning, with the COD to take effect from October 1, 2022, in terms of the Power Purchase Agreement dated July 27, 2017 entered into between TEL and the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited,” read the notice.
The company said that the latest development would enhance the collective power generation capacity of HUBCO and its group companies to 3,251 MW through the plants spread over Balochistan, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Sindh.
“The TEL project will be generating low cost energy from indigenous Thar coal thus reducing burden on national foreign exchange resource,” it added.
The development comes as the incumbent government looks to enhance its electricity generation capacity by utilising indigenous sources to meet the country's energy needs.
Earlier this month, Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir said as per his government’s energy policy, every new electricity generation plant in Pakistan will be set up using domestic sources i.e. hydel, solar, wind and Thar coal.
The development is critical as the country seeks to lower the import of energy commodities that is burning a hole in the national kitty, especially in the wake of Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has sent prices of gas and coal soaring, leaving little space for net energy importing countries like Pakistan.
Meanwhile, HUBCO appreciated the support extended by the Government of Pakistan, Government of Sindh, the Government of China and other private stakeholders over the completion of the project, it added in the notice.
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Construction work on multipurpose Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project has been carrying out day and night. Resultantly, the project is moving ahead with a good pace.
It will store about 1.2 million acre feet (MAF) of water, generate 800 megawatt (MW), contribute 2.86 billion units of low-cost hydel electricity annually to the National Grid and help mitigate floods in Peshawar, Charsadda and Naushera. Besides supplementing 160,000 acres of existing land, about 16,700 acres of new land will also be irrigated because of Mohmand Dam. In addition, 300 million gallons water per day will also be provided to Peshawar for drinking purpose. Annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs. 51.6 billion.
Construction work on multipurpose Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project has been carrying out day and night. Resultantly, the project is moving ahead with a good pace.
It will store about 1.2 million acre feet (MAF) of water, generate 800 megawatt (MW), contribute 2.86 billion units of low-cost hydel electricity annually to the National Grid and help mitigate floods in Peshawar, Charsadda and Naushera. Besides supplementing 160,000 acres of existing land, about 16,700 acres of new land will also be irrigated because of Mohmand Dam. In addition, 300 million gallons water per day will also be provided to Peshawar for drinking purpose. Annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs. 51.6 billion.
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Salman Siddiqui
October 01, 2022
The ministry emphasised the need for a comprehensive assessment of the sustainability of domestic resources such as natural gas and Thar coal before restricting the use of imported fuels. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: Pakistan has successfully launched a third power plant with the capacity of 330 megawatts on the indigenous Thar coal, helping the country to produce electricity at a significantly lower cost, cutting energy import bills and saving foreign exchange reserves.
This is the third plant on local coal (dirty fuel) operating within the mine vicinity in Tharparker district in Sindh. Accordingly, the total installed power production capacity increased to 990 megawatts on Thar coal in three-years to date.
“The project has successfully achieved commissioning, with the commercial operations date (COD) taking effect from October 1, 2022,” the Hub Power Company (Hubco) said in an announcement at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.
Power production on Thar coal stands as the third cheapest source among as many as 124 plants operating on various fuels including gas, RLNG and oil in the country, according to the latest government merit order dated September 16, 2022.
The power production on Thar coal costs Rs4.39 per unit (kilowatts per hour) at present. This is including fuel (coal) costs at Rs3.74 per unit, according to the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC).
The merit order suggests that high-speed diesel is the most expensive fuel used to produce electricity, costing Rs75.04 per unit at present. The government, however, will first fully utilise the low-cost fuel-run plants to meet local demand and only take production from other expensive plants in case demand spikes.
Earlier, the country cumulatively saved foreign exchange worth $200 million by taking 660 megawatts from Thar coal between July 2019 and February 2022, an official of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) told the media in February 2022.
The latest project of 330 megawatts is owned by Thar Energy Limited (TEL). This is a joint venture between Hubco, Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited (FFC) and the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), the announcement said.
Hubco’s share price increased 1.16% (or Rs0.80) to close at Rs69.91 with 3.42 million shares at PSX.
The previous two plants, with a cumulative capacity of 660MW on local coal, are being operated by Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited (EPTL). This is a joint venture among Engro Powergen, CMEC, and Habib Bank Limited (HBL).
Power production on local coal is estimated to increase to 2,600MW by the end of next year (December 2023), as other mine-mouth power projects in the pipeline come online.
While there are 13 blocks of coal in Thar, and each is of a different size, the planned production will include coal from block-I and II.
SECMC (which operates only block-II) can produce 5,800 MW of power from its block which may or may not happen. So far, companies have achieved financial close only for 2,600 MW, the company official said.
It has been learnt that due to large coal reserves, it is not necessary to utilise all Thar coal for power production and that scientists are considering converting coal into liquid and gas so other industries, including fertiliser manufacturers, can also utilise the coal.
Pakistan has 175 billion tonnes of coal reserves in Tharparkar alone, equivalent to 50 billion tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE) which is more than Saudi Arabian and Iranian oil reserves. The reserves equal to 2,000 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas which is 68 times higher than Pakistan’s total gas reserves.
Thar coal can meet Pakistan’s electricity demand for several centuries and, as all the coal reserves will not be utilised for power production, there could be many other uses for the excess coal.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 1st, 2022..
Third power plant launched on Thar coal
Use of indigenous coal can lower cost of electricity production, cut import billSalman Siddiqui
October 01, 2022
The ministry emphasised the need for a comprehensive assessment of the sustainability of domestic resources such as natural gas and Thar coal before restricting the use of imported fuels. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: Pakistan has successfully launched a third power plant with the capacity of 330 megawatts on the indigenous Thar coal, helping the country to produce electricity at a significantly lower cost, cutting energy import bills and saving foreign exchange reserves.
This is the third plant on local coal (dirty fuel) operating within the mine vicinity in Tharparker district in Sindh. Accordingly, the total installed power production capacity increased to 990 megawatts on Thar coal in three-years to date.
“The project has successfully achieved commissioning, with the commercial operations date (COD) taking effect from October 1, 2022,” the Hub Power Company (Hubco) said in an announcement at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.
Power production on Thar coal stands as the third cheapest source among as many as 124 plants operating on various fuels including gas, RLNG and oil in the country, according to the latest government merit order dated September 16, 2022.
The power production on Thar coal costs Rs4.39 per unit (kilowatts per hour) at present. This is including fuel (coal) costs at Rs3.74 per unit, according to the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC).
The merit order suggests that high-speed diesel is the most expensive fuel used to produce electricity, costing Rs75.04 per unit at present. The government, however, will first fully utilise the low-cost fuel-run plants to meet local demand and only take production from other expensive plants in case demand spikes.
Earlier, the country cumulatively saved foreign exchange worth $200 million by taking 660 megawatts from Thar coal between July 2019 and February 2022, an official of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) told the media in February 2022.
The latest project of 330 megawatts is owned by Thar Energy Limited (TEL). This is a joint venture between Hubco, Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited (FFC) and the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), the announcement said.
Hubco’s share price increased 1.16% (or Rs0.80) to close at Rs69.91 with 3.42 million shares at PSX.
The previous two plants, with a cumulative capacity of 660MW on local coal, are being operated by Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited (EPTL). This is a joint venture among Engro Powergen, CMEC, and Habib Bank Limited (HBL).
Power production on local coal is estimated to increase to 2,600MW by the end of next year (December 2023), as other mine-mouth power projects in the pipeline come online.
While there are 13 blocks of coal in Thar, and each is of a different size, the planned production will include coal from block-I and II.
SECMC (which operates only block-II) can produce 5,800 MW of power from its block which may or may not happen. So far, companies have achieved financial close only for 2,600 MW, the company official said.
It has been learnt that due to large coal reserves, it is not necessary to utilise all Thar coal for power production and that scientists are considering converting coal into liquid and gas so other industries, including fertiliser manufacturers, can also utilise the coal.
Pakistan has 175 billion tonnes of coal reserves in Tharparkar alone, equivalent to 50 billion tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE) which is more than Saudi Arabian and Iranian oil reserves. The reserves equal to 2,000 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas which is 68 times higher than Pakistan’s total gas reserves.
Thar coal can meet Pakistan’s electricity demand for several centuries and, as all the coal reserves will not be utilised for power production, there could be many other uses for the excess coal.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 1st, 2022..
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Chairman WAPDA visits Tarbela Dam, T-5 Hydropower Project
T-5 Project scheduled to start power generation in 2025, Chairman briefed
September 27, 2022: Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) has said that Tarbela Dam has been phenomenally contributing towards economic and social development in Pakistan since its completion in 1974. Under-construction Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T-5) will increase its hydel generation.
Chairman WAPDA expressed these views during his visit to Tarbela Dam today. He had a detailed round of Ghazi Barrage downstream of Tarbela Dam, intake, penstock and power house sites of T-5 Project, Tarbela Hydel Power Station and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station.
Earlier, GM Tarbela Dam/PD T-5 Project briefed the Chairman about effective operation and benefits of Tarbela Dam. He was also briefed about the progress on the under-construction T-5 Project, which is scheduled for generation in 2025. GM (Power) Tarbela made a presentation about the matters related to the operation and maintenance of the 3478 MW-Tarbela Hydel Power Station and the 1410 MW-Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station.
Tarbela Dam has been a vital project for irrigated agriculture and economy of the country, because it provides water for agriculture, mitigates floods and generates a sizeable quantum of low-cost and environment friendly hydel electricity to the National Grid. As many as 64 million acre feet of water are released annually from Tarbela Dam to meet irrigation needs of the country.
In addition, Tarbela Hydel Power Station and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station have contributed 540.37 billion units and 17.30 billion units green, clean and cheap electricity to the National Grid respectively since their commissioning.
Tarbela has the singular honour of possessing more than half of the total installed capacity of hydel generation in Pakistan. With completion of under construction 1530 MW-T-5 Project, the existing installed capacity at Tarbela will rise from 4888 MW to 6418 MW.
Chairman WAPDA visits Tarbela Dam, T-5 Hydropower Project
T-5 Project scheduled to start power generation in 2025, Chairman briefed
September 27, 2022: Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) has said that Tarbela Dam has been phenomenally contributing towards economic and social development in Pakistan since its completion in 1974. Under-construction Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T-5) will increase its hydel generation.
Chairman WAPDA expressed these views during his visit to Tarbela Dam today. He had a detailed round of Ghazi Barrage downstream of Tarbela Dam, intake, penstock and power house sites of T-5 Project, Tarbela Hydel Power Station and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station.
Earlier, GM Tarbela Dam/PD T-5 Project briefed the Chairman about effective operation and benefits of Tarbela Dam. He was also briefed about the progress on the under-construction T-5 Project, which is scheduled for generation in 2025. GM (Power) Tarbela made a presentation about the matters related to the operation and maintenance of the 3478 MW-Tarbela Hydel Power Station and the 1410 MW-Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station.
Tarbela Dam has been a vital project for irrigated agriculture and economy of the country, because it provides water for agriculture, mitigates floods and generates a sizeable quantum of low-cost and environment friendly hydel electricity to the National Grid. As many as 64 million acre feet of water are released annually from Tarbela Dam to meet irrigation needs of the country.
In addition, Tarbela Hydel Power Station and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station have contributed 540.37 billion units and 17.30 billion units green, clean and cheap electricity to the National Grid respectively since their commissioning.
Tarbela has the singular honour of possessing more than half of the total installed capacity of hydel generation in Pakistan. With completion of under construction 1530 MW-T-5 Project, the existing installed capacity at Tarbela will rise from 4888 MW to 6418 MW.
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Under Construction Dasu Hydropower Project
Stage-I will generate 2160MW (06 Units x 360MW each) with annual energy of 12,222GWh.
Stage-I will be completed in five (05) years. The project is being financed by the World Bank.
Under Construction Dasu Hydropower Project
Stage-I will generate 2160MW (06 Units x 360MW each) with annual energy of 12,222GWh.
Stage-I will be completed in five (05) years. The project is being financed by the World Bank.
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Pakistan's Karot Hydropower Station operates safely for 100 days..
Good news came from the Karot area of Punjab province, Pakistan. The Karot Hydropower Station invested and constructed by China Three Gorges Corporation has been operating safely and stably for 100 days, with a cumulative power generation of 1.537 billion kWh.
The Karot Hydropower Station is the first hydropower investment project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. All units were put into operation on June 29 this year.
The total installed capacity of the power station is 720,000 kilowatts, which can meet the electricity demand of the local population of 5 million, and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 3.5 million tons per year.
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Pakistan's Karot Hydropower Station operates safely for 100 days..
Good news came from the Karot area of Punjab province, Pakistan. The Karot Hydropower Station invested and constructed by China Three Gorges Corporation has been operating safely and stably for 100 days, with a cumulative power generation of 1.537 billion kWh.
The Karot Hydropower Station is the first hydropower investment project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. All units were put into operation on June 29 this year.
The total installed capacity of the power station is 720,000 kilowatts, which can meet the electricity demand of the local population of 5 million, and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 3.5 million tons per year.
Image source: China Three Gorges Corporation
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Newly inaugurated Coal Power Plant creating jobs, easing fuel import cost
THARPARKAR, Oct 10, (Gwadar Pro)-As Pakistan successfully launched its third power plant w
By Fatima Javed | Gwadar Pro Oct 11, 2022
THARPARKAR, Oct 10, (Gwadar Pro)-As Pakistan successfully launched its third power plant with capacity of 330MW on indigenous Thar coal, the newly inaugurated coal power plant is lighting up villages, creating jobs and cutting the cost of fuel imports.
To decrease reliance on expensive imported fuels for electricity production, the Thar Energy Limited (TEL) power plant, under CPEC Block II completed by Hubco company in the district of Tharparkar, has been made operational and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto on Monday.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of the railway line project to connect the Thar Coal Power projects.
According to Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, by the end of this year, the production capacity of the power plant is expected to reach 2,640 megawatts. The Sindh CM also claimed that Thar's coal-fired power generation will benefit the national exchequer by $2 billion by the end of 2022.
Around 12,500-gigawatt electricity from Thar coal has been added to the national grid, hence bringing down the production cost of electricity to Rs17 per kWh compared to the Rs24per kWh electricity produced by LNG, and Rs37 per kWh from imported coal.
“Thar Coal Block II spends 2 per cent of its profits on social development in Thar district, employing at least 3,303 people from the region including women”, stated the minister.
He added that there is also a scholarship worth Rs75 million on vocational training and 23 schools were established under the project. A hospital with a 120-bed capacity has also been constructed under the project, where hundreds will be able to receive daily medical treatment.
The coal-fired, mine-mouth power plant of 330 megawatts is owned by Thar Energy Ltd — which is a subsidiary of the Hub Power Company Ltd (Hubco) with a 60 per cent shareholding.
The country’s oldest and largest independent power producer (IPP), Hubco will now have collective power generation capacity of 3,251MW with power plants in Baluchistan, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Sindh.
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4500MW Diamer Basha Dam – Construction of Diversion Tunnels
An important structure for the construction of the main dam, the total length of the Diversion Tunnels 1&2 is about 2000m (912m & 1041m). Due to the larger cross-sectional area of horseshoe-shaped tunnels (220m²), the excavation was divided into layers.
The excavation on both tunnels is in progress from multiple work fronts however Diversion Tunnel 2 progress is advancing ahead.
The concrete lining in the completed section has already been commenced with steel formwork trolley.
4500MW Diamer Basha Dam – Construction of Diversion Tunnels
An important structure for the construction of the main dam, the total length of the Diversion Tunnels 1&2 is about 2000m (912m & 1041m). Due to the larger cross-sectional area of horseshoe-shaped tunnels (220m²), the excavation was divided into layers.
The excavation on both tunnels is in progress from multiple work fronts however Diversion Tunnel 2 progress is advancing ahead.
The concrete lining in the completed section has already been commenced with steel formwork trolley.
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Suki Kanari hydropower project,
CPEC’s clean energy project successfully completed another remarkable milestone!..
The combined efforts of Chinese and Pakistani staff have made tremendous progress in the all ongoing CPEC project.
Suki Kanari hydropower project,
CPEC’s clean energy project successfully completed another remarkable milestone!..
The combined efforts of Chinese and Pakistani staff have made tremendous progress in the all ongoing CPEC project.
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The excavation of deepest Pressure shaft System has been completed successfully at Suki Kinari Hydropower Project.
On October 22, 2022, the breakthrough of upper pressure shafts (PS1&PS2) occurred successfully. The Pressure shaft system consist of 6 pressure shafts and 8 horizontal pressure tunnels and overall depth/elevation difference is almost 740m which break the world record of deepest pressure shaft system of Sinclare Hydropower station in Ecuador.
The completion of excavation laid down the solid foundation for steel liner installation which are already in progress at completed sections.
The excavation of deepest Pressure shaft System has been completed successfully at Suki Kinari Hydropower Project.
On October 22, 2022, the breakthrough of upper pressure shafts (PS1&PS2) occurred successfully. The Pressure shaft system consist of 6 pressure shafts and 8 horizontal pressure tunnels and overall depth/elevation difference is almost 740m which break the world record of deepest pressure shaft system of Sinclare Hydropower station in Ecuador.
The completion of excavation laid down the solid foundation for steel liner installation which are already in progress at completed sections.
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Is this dam still on schedule to be completed by the end of the decade?
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